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State Government Taxes Per Capita, 1998
Rank
State
Amt.
Rank
State
Amt.
1
Connecticut
$2,869
27
West Virginia
$1,663
2
Delaware
2,665
28
Indiana
1,652
3
Hawaii
2,662
29
Illinois
1,641
4
Minnesota
2,434
30
Vermont
1,621
5
Massachuse
2,357
31
Arkansas
1,598
6
Michigan
2,210
32
Nebraska
1,584
7
Wisconsin
2,135
33
Oklahoma
1,584
8
Washington
2,075
34
Mississippi
1,578
9
California
2,073
35
Ohio
1,574
10
New Mexico
2,058
36
Virginia
1,552
11
NEW YORK
$1,989
37
Oregon
1,523
12
Alaska
1,932
38
Georgia
1,517
13
New Jersey
1,923
39
Montana
1,513
14
Maine
1,905
40
Missouri
1,512
15
Nevada
1,848
41
Florida
1,509
16
North
1,838
42
Arizona
1,489
17
Utah
1,828
43
Colorado
1,485
18
Kentucky
1,807
44
South
1,482
19
Rhode
1,805
45
Louisiana
1,392
20
Maryland
1,790
46
Alabama
1,318
21
Wyoming
1,779
47
Tennessee
1,288
22
Kansas
1,768
48
Texas
1,246
23
Pennsylvani
1,719
49
South
1,129
24
North
1,690
50
New
851
25
Iowa
1,678
U.S.
$1,762
26
Idaho
1,674
N.Y.S above avg.
12.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, April 1999
Increase in State Government Taxes Per
Capita, 1997-98 Rank State Amt. Rank State Amt. 1 Wyoming 28.9% 27 Montana 5.6% 2 Utah 25.0% 28 Illinois 5.3% 3 Maine 17.2% 29 Texas 5.2% 4 Connecticut 15.2% 30 Florida 4.9% 5 New Mexico 14.8% 31 Missouri 4.5% 6 Delaware 11.9% 32 Tennessee 4.5% 7 Colorado 9.3% 33 Georgia 4.2% 8 New 9.1% 34 West Virginia 3.9% 9 Virginia 8.6% 35 Washington 3.9% 10 California 8.5% 36 Oklahoma 3.8% 11 Kansas 8.5% 37 Alabama 3.8% 12 South Dakota 8.4% 38 Kentucky 3.6% 13 Massachusetts 8.4% 39 South Carolina 3.5% 14 Rhode Island 8.4% 40 NEW YORK 3.5% 15 Wisconsin 8.4% 41 Idaho 3.3% 16 North Carolina 8.0% 42 Nebraska 3.0% 17 New Jersey 7.4% 43 Hawaii 2.3% 18 Mississippi 7.3% 44 Nevada 2.1% 19 Louisiana 7.3% 45 Iowa 2.1% 20 Ohio 7.2% 46 North Dakota 1.8% 21 Arkansas 6.8% 47 Minnesota 1.6% 22 Pennsylvania 6.6% 48 Oregon -0.1% 23 Indiana 6.4% 49 Arizona -0.8% 24 Michigan 6.3% 50 Alaska -27.3% 25 Vermont 6.2% 26 Maryland 6.0% U.S. average 6.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau data, April 1999;
calculations by The Public Policy Institute
Capita, 1997-98 Rank State Amt. Rank State Amt. 1 Wyoming 28.9% 27 Montana 5.6% 2 Utah 25.0% 28 Illinois 5.3% 3 Maine 17.2% 29 Texas 5.2% 4 Connecticut 15.2% 30 Florida 4.9% 5 New Mexico 14.8% 31 Missouri 4.5% 6 Delaware 11.9% 32 Tennessee 4.5% 7 Colorado 9.3% 33 Georgia 4.2% 8 New 9.1% 34 West Virginia 3.9% 9 Virginia 8.6% 35 Washington 3.9% 10 California 8.5% 36 Oklahoma 3.8% 11 Kansas 8.5% 37 Alabama 3.8% 12 South Dakota 8.4% 38 Kentucky 3.6% 13 Massachusetts 8.4% 39 South Carolina 3.5% 14 Rhode Island 8.4% 40 NEW YORK 3.5% 15 Wisconsin 8.4% 41 Idaho 3.3% 16 North Carolina 8.0% 42 Nebraska 3.0% 17 New Jersey 7.4% 43 Hawaii 2.3% 18 Mississippi 7.3% 44 Nevada 2.1% 19 Louisiana 7.3% 45 Iowa 2.1% 20 Ohio 7.2% 46 North Dakota 1.8% 21 Arkansas 6.8% 47 Minnesota 1.6% 22 Pennsylvania 6.6% 48 Oregon -0.1% 23 Indiana 6.4% 49 Arizona -0.8% 24 Michigan 6.3% 50 Alaska -27.3% 25 Vermont 6.2% 26 Maryland 6.0% U.S. average 6.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau data, April 1999;
calculations by The Public Policy Institute